I think it's really cool when my 11 year old recommends books to me, saying "mom you have to read this after I'm done - you'd like it" (or "you'd find it interesting," etc). It makes me think that maybe I have done something right as a parent. It's also just really cool to see them become their own people. I can't find the time to read all the books he thinks I should read, but just the idea that he is enthused about them and that he wants to share them with others, and especially that he wants to share them with me...
I wish I still had that kind of time to read for hours immersing myself in a book. Although I did manage to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows within 3 days after its release - which isn't bad, since JT had to read it first, and then I had to read it around everything else I was trying to do! But it's not the same as staying up reading a book until 3 or 4am - winding my way through the ups and downs of the narrative and soaking up the printed pages. But hey, sometimes the best life can offer is compromises. And compromise isn't always a bad thing.
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